Evaluation the effect of mulberry (Morus alba) leaf ethanoic extract on blood, serum and antioxidant parameters of broiler chickens under cold stress

Authors
Milad Babaahmadi Milani
Abdolkarim Zamani Moghadam
Fariborz Khajali
Abdolnaser Mohebbi
Abstract
In this study, the effect of mulberry leaf ethanoic extract on blood, serum and antioxidant parameters of broiler chickens under cold stress was investigated. A total of 108 one-day old broiler chickens (Ross 308) were randomly divided into 3 groups and each group included of 36 chicks with 3 replicates. Experimental treatments were: control group and two levels of mulberry leaf ethanoic extract, which respectively were fed with basal diet and levels of 0.05% and 0.1% of mulberry leaf ethanoic extract. Malondialdehyde and total antioxidant capacity of serum, PCV, heterophile to lymphocyte (H/L) ratio, right ventricle to total ventricle (RV/TV) ratio, serum biochemical factors and humoral and cellular immune responses were evaluated. The results of this study showed that RV/TV ratio was lower in mulberry leaf ethanoic extract, and this difference was statistically significant in the group 0.1% of mulberry leaf ethanoic extract (P
Keywords
Broiler chicken
Cold stress
Ascites syndrome
Mulberry leaf